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Torn Curtain

  • 19661966
  • PGPG
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Newman, and Julie Andrews in Torn Curtain (1966)
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An American scientist publicly defects to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the solution for a formula resin before planning an escape back to the West.An American scientist publicly defects to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the solution for a formula resin before planning an escape back to the West.An American scientist publicly defects to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to find the solution for a formula resin before planning an escape back to the West.

IMDb RATING
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27K
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  • Director
    • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Writers
    • Brian Moore
    • Willis Hall(contributor to screenplay)
    • Keith Waterhouse(contributor to screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Paul Newman
    • Julie Andrews
    • Lila Kedrova
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Writers
    • Brian Moore
    • Willis Hall(contributor to screenplay)
    • Keith Waterhouse(contributor to screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Paul Newman
    • Julie Andrews
    • Lila Kedrova
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    • 187User reviews
    • 69Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Paul Newman and Julie Andrews in Torn Curtain (1966)
    Paul Newman and Julie Andrews in Torn Curtain (1966)
    Paul Newman and Julie Andrews in Torn Curtain (1966)

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    Paul Newman
    Paul Newman
    • Professor Michael Armstrongas Professor Michael Armstrong
    Julie Andrews
    Julie Andrews
    • Sarah Shermanas Sarah Sherman
    Lila Kedrova
    Lila Kedrova
    • Countess Kuchinskaas Countess Kuchinska
    Hansjörg Felmy
    Hansjörg Felmy
    • Heinrich Gerhardas Heinrich Gerhard
    Tamara Toumanova
    Tamara Toumanova
    • Ballerinaas Ballerina
    Ludwig Donath
    Ludwig Donath
    • Professor Gustav Lindtas Professor Gustav Lindt
    Wolfgang Kieling
    Wolfgang Kieling
    • Hermann Gromekas Hermann Gromek
    Günter Strack
    Günter Strack
    • Professor Karl Manfredas Professor Karl Manfred
    David Opatoshu
    David Opatoshu
    • Mr. Jacobias Mr. Jacobi
    Gisela Fischer
    • Dr. Koskaas Dr. Koska
    Mort Mills
    Mort Mills
    • Farmeras Farmer
    Carolyn Conwell
    • Farmer's Wifeas Farmer's Wife
    Arthur Gould-Porter
    • Freddy - the Bookselleras Freddy - the Bookseller
    Gloria Govrin
    • Fräulein Mannas Fräulein Mann
    • (as Gloria Gorvin)
    Elisabeth Alexander
    • Bus Passengeras Bus Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Elizabeth Alexander
    • Bus Passengeras Bus Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Don Ames
    • Theatre Patronas Theatre Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Chris Anders
    • Blond Aide to Mr. Gerhardas Blond Aide to Mr. Gerhard
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • Brian Moore
      • Willis Hall(contributor to screenplay) (uncredited)
      • Keith Waterhouse(contributor to screenplay) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Professor Michael Armstrong (Paul Newman) is heading to Copenhagen, Denmark to attend a physics conference accompanied by his assistant and fiancée Sarah Sherman (Dame Julie Andrews). Once arrived however, Michael informs her that he may be staying for awhile and she should return home. She follows him and realizes he's actually heading to East Germany, behind the Iron Curtain. She follows him there and is shocked when he announces that he's defecting to the East after the U.S. government cancelled his research project. In fact, Michael is there to obtain information from a renowned East German scientist. Once the information is obtained, he and Sarah now have to make their way back to the West. —garykmcd
    • stasi
    • nobility
    • engaged couple
    • asphyxiation
    • doctor
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Suspense! Azione! Sorpresa! [Suspense! Action! Surprise!]
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In a conversation with François Truffaut, Alfred Hitchcock said that he included the fight scene deliberately to show the audience how difficult it can be to kill a man, because several spy thrillers at the time made killing look effortless.
    • Goofs
      When Professor Armstrong is on the boat, the heater aboard ship is broken, and the close-up of the thermometer shows it is freezing - yet it spite of the fact that he and all the extras are wearing heavy coats, their breath yields no steam, which would have been profuse at that temperature.
    • Quotes

      Professor Michael Armstrong: Just give me five minutes with her. After all, she is my girl.

      Sarah Sherman: Put that in the past tense.

    • Alternate versions
      In the original version, various German dialogues are translated to English (i.e. at the airport). In the German version, these translations were removed. Additionally, letters written in English were replaced with letters written in German.
    • Connections
      Edited into Earthquake (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      Torn Curtain (Main Title)
      (uncredited)

      Written by John Addison

    User reviews187

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Torn Cardboard
    It may have sounded like a perfect commercial operation. Two huge box office stars, Paul Newman and Julie Andrews with Hitchcock no less, at the helm. Paul Newman and Julie Andrews have the sexual chemistry of two white slices of bread and Hitchcock didn't have Bernard Herrman at his side. In fact Hitch and Herrmann broke off their successful marriage during this production. Pity. I love Hitchcock. There is a detachment here never seen before in a Hitch flick. As if the master was tired or uninterested. Paul Newman seems in a hurry to get the hell out of there - no pun intended. Julie Andrews seems bewildered and whatever little she's ask to do it's way beneath her. Lila Kedrova comes as a welcome relief. I can't believe the ones who accused her of being over the top. Over the top? Of course she was over the top, brilliantly. I love actresses and actors who chew the scenery but are believable, moving, entertaining, hysterically funny...Bette Davis, Charles Laughton, Geraldine Page, Kim Stanley... Lila Kedrova chew the scenery but you didn't forget her and in "Torn Courtain" you were grateful for someone chewing something. I also enjoyed Tamara Toumanova in her funny self parody. Her spotting Newman at the theater was one of the highlights of this minor Hitchkock film.
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    • Dec 14, 2007

    FAQ12

    • Is "Torn Curtain" based on a novel?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 27, 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Swedish
      • Norwegian
      • Danish
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Der zerrissene Vorhang
    • Filming locations
      • Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Production company
      • Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
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    • Budget
      • $6,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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